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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
5 points

My suggestion - focus on the analysis part of stuttering. Instead of considering stuttering as a failure, check why you are stuttering in those situations Define your stuttering situation first, bec...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
6 points

You sound similar to me. Mines very anxiety or tension driven so lack of sleep and stress greatly affect my stutter. I think speech therapy has too individual results to give a clear answer. I tried ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2025
1 points

I'm so sorry. I'm in the exact same situation. What I do, is I preface it with "My name is X" or "I'm X". This generally works for me. I can't say X directly in many situations....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterJun 1, 2025
7 points

Worth it to get speech therapy when I don't stutter with therapists?

Worth it to get speech therapy when I don't stutter with therapists? I've worked with two different speech therapists for multiple sessions each. I stuttered zero times with either. In general, I don'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2025
3 points

Yes! thank you, finally someone said it. personally, I tend to stutter more around family and friends who know I stutter, while I speak mostly fluently with work colleagues, others, or strangers etc. ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Cycles & RandomnessAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJun 1, 2025
3 points

Stammering is worse chapter of my life. I wish if I never born , I could die

Stammering is worse chapter of my life. I wish if I never born , I could die I can't even say my name , I'm so sad and lonely , I have presentation in front of my school and I'm so scared . I wish if ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
postr/StutterJun 1, 2025
13 points

It’s even worse when talking to women bro 😭

It’s even worse when talking to women bro 😭 I’m already socially awkward enough. I don’t even stutter, I just block 💀...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
0 points

Stutter Coach here, such incidents happened to me in the past & now I don't stutter. i suggest you some precautions before you handle it next time 1. Identify real problem behind your stuttering in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
57 points

I was asked my name by a cop and I literally couldn't say it

I was asked my name by a cop and I literally couldn't say it So this just happened and I still feel embarrassed as hell. A cop stopped me nothing serious, just a routine thing, and asked for my name. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
8 points

Stuttering and the daily dread that follows

Stuttering and the daily dread that follows Hi all, just wanted to use this space to vent a little. I've had a stutter for as long as can recall. I'm in my mid twenties now and I feel it has gotten wo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I think im like you before your journey rn... an introvent who is an extrovert wanna be, and i came to your post as ive also thought about talking to strangers on omegle as a cure for it being highly ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
17 points

Tips from a person who stutters: "stop trying to control your speech. pretend you're speaking alone—even in a group. I can actually feel my brain shift into a different fluency mode. practice until you're fluent alone, then replicate that effortless speech around others"

Tips from a person who stutters: "stop trying to control your speech. pretend you're speaking alone—even in a group. I can actually feel my brain shift into a different fluency mode. practice until yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
11 points

Has anyone ever tried this

Has anyone ever tried this Yk how when we are having a block and someone else says the word we can then immediately say that word I was thinking what if we wore earphones and used AI to say the word i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
3 points

I really feel what you’re describing. I used to feel physically sick before presentations. I’d stay up late practicing again and again, just to make sure I didn’t stutter even one word. But the next m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

It's about to be 6 months for me since i graduated and I also do not have a job, I have not even been called up for any interview despite applying for more than 30 at this point. I also have a stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I know this response is a bit late but i am also in the same boat. I finished university a few months ago and I do not yet have a job, I also have a stutter that ranges from mild to severe depending o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
7 points

I’ve stuttered my whole life. Acceptance helped, but practicing small speaking tasks helped me face my fear of speaking

I’ve stuttered my whole life. Acceptance helped, but practicing small speaking tasks helped me face my fear of speaking Hi everyone, I’m Alex Wong. I’m from Malaysia and currently living in Europe. I’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFluency Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
2 points

Stutterers usually hate themselves, they hate their stutter, they hate their own skin. They don't forgive themselves for stuttering. The first thing when a stutterer realizes that they stutter is to f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

You really need to go out there and talk, join clubs, volunteer, meet people, push through your fears. That's the only way....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
3 points

I use the trick when I have to speak in public. I say "If my voice isn't audible in the middle of a sentence..it's not the mic it's me.. I stammer.. the words are processing in my mouth!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking